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The Weather & Sky Update is now available on the stable branch!



Dear Community,

we can't believe how much you've been enjoying the beta of The Weather & Sky Update thus far – despite the fact that it was just a beta! After spending more than two months with going through all your feedback, implementing suggestions, fixing bugs, and improving a lot of other aspects, we can proudly announce that the full Weather & Sky Update is now available to everyone on the stable branch!



[h3]What's inside?[/h3]

If you haven't had the time to dive into the beta, no worries – here's a quick little overview of what's inside The Weather & Sky Update!

  • Upgrade to Unreal Engine 5: This way, we have a new baseline to start working from when it comes to polishing, bugfixing and optimization. We are now able to use a bunch of features included in Unreal Engine 5 and take advantage of them to ship features which a lot of you frequently requested!
  • Improved Save Game System: You can now properly name your save games... and save them at any time as well, also thanks to a new optional autosave system.
  • Day & Night Cycle: A fully automated, customizable cycle is now part of the game. You can even adjust the timings and select the time of day yourself!
  • Weather: Sunny, cloudy, overcast, foggy, light rain, rain, thunderstorms, light snow, snow, blizzard, light sand, sand storm... yeah, weather is here as well now. You can choose between all of these options and set them the way you want while also being able to set the weather transition time.
  • New cars: Please say hello to the Gregg Sugar Cane Cane Flat, Gregg Sugar Cane Logging Flat, Gregg Sugar Cane Stake Flat, Gregg Sugar Cane Bulkhead Flat, Gregg Sugar Cane Lowside Gondola, Gregg Sugar Cane Medium Gondola, Gregg Sugar Cane Highside Gondola, EWA Plantation Box Car and the Waualua Agricultural Tank Car.
  • New tools to play with: We're also introducing an oil lamp to carry with you, a new headlight variant for the Glenbrook engine, new paint variants for the Glenbrook engine and a new Steel Truss bridge segment.

Overall, today's build is similar to the latest update we shipped on the beta branch. However, a few additional changes have been made in the meantime:

  • Fixed bug where industry names were not present on client side
  • Fixed bug where engines would suddenly stop and start when regulator was at 19% or lower (special thanks to GWR6029)
  • Fixed plantation medium gondola freight capacity: 15 barrels




[h3]Adjusted system requirements[/h3]

As you may have already guessed, the switch to Unreal Engine 5 will inevitably lead to higher system requirements. Even though we continue to improve overall stability and performance, we simply can not guarantee that everyone will be able to enjoy the benefits of Unreal Engine 5 with their existing hardware.

We still believe it is the right approach to ensure a smoother and more stable development process and becoming more future-proof in general.
 
After running a few tests, these are now our adjusted system requirements which will also be put on the store page:

Minimum:
  • OS: Windows 10 or Windows 11 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3-8100 or similar
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (2 GB VRAM) / AMD Radeon R9 285 (2 GB VRAM)
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 6000 MB available space
Recommended:
  • OS: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-11600K @ 3.9 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 5600X @ 3.7 GHz
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 or AMD Radeon RX 6800 with 8 GB VRAM or more
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 6000 MB available space




[h3]Legacy builds[/h3]

A lot of you asked if we could at least keep a legacy build of UE4 alive that will continue to exist even after UE5 has eventually replaced UE4 on the stable branch – and yes, we think that your idea is great and we will indeed provide one as a dedicated selectable branch.

However, keep in mind that this legacy branch will not be updated in the future as working on two different engines at once is simply not feasible. To switch to the legacy branch, please follow these steps:
  1. Select Railroads Online in your Steam library
  2. Press right-click
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Beta
  5. Beta Participation: Select 'legacybranch' in the dropdown menu

And that's it for today! Have a good time in the valley and never stop shaping the world of Railroads Online ❤

Your Railroads Online Team

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1696810/Railroads_Online/